To the OP, I thought the same exact thing when I demoed REL! For the life of me I couldn't hear a difference.. In fact, since the salesman insisted he could hear the difference, I took control of the subwoofer power switch and told him to tell me when it was on or off... And he got it wrong! I do believe it can provide space, but I think it needs to be with the right speakers. Perhaps the speakers I was listening to were just phenomenal to begin with and covred that range.
I am in the market for a woofer stereo pair. Right now I'm leaning toward Rhythmic F12s. SVS SB4000 also intrigues me. The problem I have right now is spouse acceptance factor. I need to run cable to the woofers, but my amp is on a big mantle above the fireplace. That means the cables will have to come off the mantle at some point to connect to the amp, and will be an eyesore to the wife.
I've looked into wireless options (i.e. rel longbow) but have heard there can be significant delay with some wireless systems. Not sure what to do.
I am in the market for a woofer stereo pair. Right now I'm leaning toward Rhythmic F12s. SVS SB4000 also intrigues me. The problem I have right now is spouse acceptance factor. I need to run cable to the woofers, but my amp is on a big mantle above the fireplace. That means the cables will have to come off the mantle at some point to connect to the amp, and will be an eyesore to the wife.
I've looked into wireless options (i.e. rel longbow) but have heard there can be significant delay with some wireless systems. Not sure what to do.